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APECS Annual Report

2015-2016

1 October 2015 – 30 September 2016

APECS Annual Report 2015-2016 1

Executive Summary Welcome to the APECS annual report for 2015-2016. Inside you will find a wealth of information about what we have been doing the last year, from workshops to webinars. One of the key tasks for APECS this year was to develop a five-year strategic plan based on the recommendations provided by the organizational review committee. The APECS Strategic Plan for 2016-2020 outlines key areas for APECS to concentrate on in order to continue developing as an organization. Already this year, we made a number of changes. For example, we created two National Committee coordinator positions within the APECS Council to act as a link between our growing number of National Committees and the APECS Leadership, developed our social media presence, and re-organized council tasks into clearly defined projects (e.g. Antarctica Day project group). A highlight of the year was the launch of the APECS Mentorship Award. The inaugural award was presented to Dave Carlson (Director of the World Climate Research Programme) at the Arctic Science Summit Week in Fairbanks, Alaska in March. Without Dave’s unfailing support and encouragement to APECS members (and numerous other early career researchers), it is safe to say that APECS would not be where it is today. Our transition to a new membership database is now complete and we already have over 2000 members signed up from 62 different countries and territories. Our National Committees do a tremendous amount of outreach and organize many events, especially around the International Polar Weeks and Antarctica Day. This year we are delighted that two new National Committees were established and one re-established. APECS Germany will now provide a long-awaited national committee for the 7% of our members who reside there, APECS Chile will help us strengthen our presence in South America and the southern hemisphere, and we welcome back APECS Belgium! We are continuing to create opportunities for our members to gain scientific committee and policy experience and, thanks to the great feedback from groups with existing representatives, we are receiving more and more requests from organizations looking for APECS members to serve on their committees. For example, this year, we were able to appoint a number of representatives to SCAR working groups. All of what you read in this report would not have been possible without our dedicated members who put in the extra voluntary hours to make things happen. I wish to thank all of our members and mentors for their time and enthusiasm over the past year, our partners and sponsors for their continuous support and of course to our Directorate sponsors (the Research Council of Norway, UiT The Arctic University of Norway and the Norwegian Polar Institute). I hope you will be inspired by reading this report and that you will join us for what is shaping up to be a very exciting year ahead! Ruth Vingerhagen APECS President 2015-2016

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Table of Contents Executive Summary

Chapter 1: Organizational Overview 1.1. APECS Leadership 1.2. APECS National Committees 1.3. APECS Membership 2015-2016

Chapter 2: Helping Members Interact 2.1. APECS events for early career researchers 2.2 Education and Outreach Events

Chapter 3: APECS Online Activities and Publications 3.1. APECS International Online Conference 2016 3.2. APECS Webinars 3.3. Arctic Snapshots 3.4. Figure Friday and APECS International Polar Week Figure Competition 2016 3.5. APECS International Polar Week Fieldwork Photo Competition 2016 3.6. Digital Outreach 3.7. APECS Publications

Chapter 4: APECS Project Highlights 4.1. APECS Strategic Plan 2016 - 2020 4.2. APECS International Mentorship Award 2016 4.3. APECS-CliC Where are they now 4.4. Projects from the APECS National Committees

Chapter 5: Partners and Sponsors 5.1. APECS Formal Partnerships (MoUs) 5.2. Sponsors 5.3. Partners and Sponsors of the APECS National Committees 5.4. International Opportunities for APECS members 2015-2016

6. Outlook for 2016-2017


Chapter 1: Organizational Overview 1.1. APECS Leadership The APECS leadership is comprised of early career researchers that are interested in and committed to furthering the activities and the future directions of the organisation. An Executive Committee and Council lead the organisation supported by the international Directorate.

APECS Executive Committee 2015 - 2016 APECS President Dr. Ruth Vingerhagen - University of Cambridge - United Kingdom

APECS Vice-Presidents Alice Bradley - University of Colorado Boulder - United States

Dr. Heather Mariash - National Wildlife Research Centre - Canada

Hanne Nielsen - University of Tasmania - Australia

Dr. Trista Vick-Majors - Montana State University - United States

ex-officios Dr. Jean-Sébastien Moore - Université Laval - Canada

Yulia Zaika - M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University - Russia

Temporary Member* Sara Strey - University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign - United States

* filling in for Executive Committee Members during extended absences


APECS Council 2015 - 2016 Council Chairs Rachel Downey - Naturmuseum Senckenberg - Germany / Australia

Scott Zolkos - University of Alberta - Canada

National Committee Coordinators

Dr. Mar Fernandez Mendez - Norwegian Polar Institute - Norway Alex Thornton - University of Alaska Fairbanks - United States

Council Members Adam Campbell - University of Otago - New Zealand Jennifer Cooper - CSULA - United States Kristina Creek - ARCUS - United States Archana Dayal - National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research - India Alena Dekhtyareva - UiT The Arctic University of Norway - Norway Dr. Ivan Dubinenkov - Alfred Wegener Institute - Germany / Russia Friederike Gehrmann - University of Helsinki - Finland Vikram Goel - Norwegian Polar Institute - Norway Meagan Grabowski - University of British Columbia - Canada Gunnar Mar Gunnarsson - Scott Polar Research Institute - United Kingdom Svenja Halfter - University of Rostock - Germany Lara Hugues-Allen - University of Southern California - United States Ming Jing - China Meteorological Administration - China Alia Khan - University of Colorado - Boulder - United States Nikita Kuprikov - Russian Polar Initiative - Russia Dr. Elena Kuznetsova - Norwegian University of Science and Technology - Norway Beatrice Laudet - France Lydie Lescarmontier - France Juliana Marson - University of Alberta - Canada Claudia Maturana - Universidad de Chile - Chile Ellorie McKnight - University of Alberta - Canada Bernabé Moreno - Científica del Sur University - Peru Karolina Paquin - Norway Vicki Sahanatien - Canada Sara Strey - University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign - United States Camila Signori - University of Sao Paulo - Brazil Paul Suprenand - Mote Marine Laboratory - United States Zuzanna Swirad - Durham University - United Kingdom Lorna Thurston - Northern Arizona University - United States Ekaterina Uryupova - University of Salford - United Kingdom Anna Varfolomeeva - Central European University - Hungary Matthias Wietz - University of Oldenburg - Germany

ex-officio Dr. Allen Pope - National Snow and Ice Data Center - United States Dr. Mariette Wheeler - Department of Environmental Affairs, Ocean and Coasts/Bird’s-Eye View Productions - South Africa


APECS International Directorate The main APECS International Directorate and Executive Director are funded by the generous support of the Research Council of Norway, UiT The Arctic University of Norway and the Norwegian Polar Institute. The office is housed at UiT at the Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics in Tromsø, Norway. The APECS Executive Director is the essential coordinator, whose work makes the running of the organization and various APECS activities and programmes possible. APECS is especially grateful for the continued support provided by its Directorate sponsors. In addition, Murmansk Arctic State University, funds a part-time APECS Officer for the APECS International Directorate located in Murmansk, Russia from July 2016 to February 2017. APECS is very grateful for this additional staff support.

APECS International Directorate

Executive Director* Dr. Gerlis Fugmann - Association of Polar Early Career Scientists / UiT The Arctic University of Norway - Norway

APECS Officer** Yulia Sultanbayeva - Murmansk Arctic State University - Russia

* funded full-time through Research Council of Norway, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Norwegian Polar

Institute, Norway ** funded part-time through Murmansk Arctic State University, Russia since July 2016

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1.2. APECS National Committees To better respond to the needs of specific countries, APECS has National Committees (NCs), which are linked to, and comprise a vital part of, the international APECS network. Some countries have well established NCs, whereas others are just getting started. APECS currently has 23 active NC’s working at the national level with locally based early career researchers. In addition, a number of other countries keep active mailing lists or social media profiles but are not formal committees at the moment. Find out more about the APECS National Committees and how to contact them on the APECS website.

Map 1: APECS National Committees 2015-2016

APECS National Committee Leaderships 2015-2016

APECS Belgium Henrik Christiansen (KU Leuven); Igor Stelmach Pessi (Université de Liège)

APECS Brazil (Associação de Pesquisadores educadores em Início de Carreira sobre o Mar e os Polos)

Dra Juliana Assunção Ivar do Sul (President); Biol. Juliana Silva Souza (Vice-President), Adriana R. de Lira Pessoa (1a Secretary), Ana Olivia de A. Reis (2a Secretary), Luiz Antonio da Costa (Secretary Support), Claudineia Lizieri (1a Treasurer), Douglas Lindemann (2o Treasurer), Fernanda Quaglio (1a Scientific Coordinator), Adriano Lemos (2o Scientific Coordinator), Rodrigo Alves (Scientific Support), Sandra Freiberger Affonso (1o Education and Outreach Coordinator), Roberta Piuco (2o Education and Outreach Coordinator), Alessandra Zanin (Education and Outreach Support), Erli Schneider Costa (UERGS) (1a Projects Developer Coordinator), Gerusa Radichi (2a Projects Developer Coordinator), Hugo Mariz (Projects Developer Support), Silvia Dotta (1o Graduation Action Coordinator), Claudineia Lizieri (2a Graduation Action Coordinator), Ailim Schwambach (Graduation

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Support), Thiago Severo (1o Resources Coordinator), Sueli Matos (2o Resources Coordinator)

APECS Bulgaria Iglika Trifonova (Sofia University), Denitsa Apostolova (Sofia University), Asparuh Kamburov (University of Mining and Geology “St. Ivan Rilski”)

APECS Chile Sebastian Ruiz (Universidad de Magallanes); Joaquin Bastias (Universidad de Chile); Claudia Maturana (Universidad de Chile)

APECS Canada

Ann Balasubramaniam (Communications Coordinator); Kristina Brown ; Louise Chavarie ; Marianne Falardeau-Cote ; Meagan Grabowski (Co-Vice Chair International Relations); Lawrence Hislop ; Adam Houben (Vice-Chair Administration); Gabriela Ibarguchi ; Marney Paradis ; Kristen Peck (Education and Outreach Co-Coordinator); Daniel Pomerants ; Jennifer Provencher (Co-Vice Chair International Relations); Pacale Ropars ; Vicki Sahanatien (Chair APECS Canada); Laura Thomson (Education and Outreach Co-Coordinator); Melissa Ward ; Nikolaus Gantne r (ex-officio).

APECS Finland Friederike Gehrmann (University of Helsinki)

APECS France

Céline Clément-Chastel (president), Lydie Lescarmontier (vice-president), Gaëlle Lamarque (vice-president) (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil), Veronique Dansereau (treasurer) (Laboratoire de Glaciologie et Géophysique de l'Environnement), Sophie Schiavone (secretary) (Laboratoire ThéMA / University Franche-Comté)

APECS Germany

Josefine Lenz (Alfred Wegener Institute); Andreas Preußer (University of Trier / ILTS Sapporo); Caroline Coch ( Alfred Wegener Institute); Heike Link (University of Kiel); Stefanie Weege (Alfred Wegener Institute); Liv Heinecke (Alfred Wegener Institute); Christian Katlein (Alfred Wegener Institute); Stefanie Arndt (Alfred Wegener Institute); Clara Burgard (MPI Hamburg); Muhammed Arsalan Afzal (University of Kö ln); Matteo Puglini (MPI Hamburg); Svenja Kohnemann (University of Trier); Johanna Grabow (University of Leipzig); Svenja Halfter ; Kathrin Keil (IASS); Rita Melo Franco Santos (Alfred Wegener Institute); Magnus Schneider (University of Trier); Charlotte Havermans (Alfred Wegener Institute / University Bremen); Alevtina Evgrafova (University Koblenz-Landau / University Bern)

Indian Polar Research Network

Anant Pande (Wildlife Institute of India); Archana Dayal (University of Sheffield, UK)

APECS Italy Andrea Spolaor , Giuseppe Aulicino , Matteo Cattadori , Tosca Ballerini

APECS Japan

October 2015 - March 2016 : Shunsuke Tei (National Institute of Polar Research), Kazuki Nakata (Hokkaido University), Ryo Shingubara (Hokkaido University), Shinya Takano (Hokkaido University), Tomoki Morozumi (Hokkaido University); April 2016 - March 2017: Shunsuke Te i (Hokkaido University), Shun Tsutaki (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), Daiki Sakakibara (Hokkaido University), Naoya Kanna (Hokkaido University), Kazuki Nakata (Hokkaido University).

APECS Malaysia

Leela Salwoom; Wan Lutfi Bin Wan Johari, Ming Li Teoh, Abiramy Krishnan, Nor Farah Natasha Tajuddin, Shoba Thomas, Nuradilla Mohammad Fauzi, Wee Cheah, Nur Aqilah Muhamad Darif Lim Wei Ming, Yeoh Chiann Ying, Sheeba Chenoli, Anna Komar, Nur Adeela Yasid, Siti Aqlima Ahmad, Wong Chiew Yen, Emineour Muzalina, Malcolm Tang, Muhamad Hilal Mohd Zainudin, Chan Kok Keong, Azra Firzadh Asangany

APECS Netherlands Douwe Maat (Netherlands Institute for Sea Research), Ariadna Szczybelski (Wageningen University)


APECS Oceania (Australia and New Zealand)

Hanne Nielsen (University of Tasmania, Australia), Gabriela Roldan (University of Canterbury, New Zealand), Indi Hodgson-Johnston (University of Tasmania, Australia), Meagan Dewar (Deakin University, Australia), Julie Janssens (University of Tasmania, Australia), Mana Inoue (University of Tasmania, Australia), Harriet Love (Otago University, New Zealand), Eleri Evans (University of Tasmania, Australia). The following members stepped aside during this term: Sira Engelbertz (New Zealand), Lorna Little (New Zealand), Holly Winton (Australia)

APECS Peru Bernabé Moreno (Científica del Sur University, Peru); Bruno Ibañez (Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia)

APECS Poland Maja Lisowska (University of Silesia); Marta Bystrowska (University of Silesia)

APECS Portugal Sara Aparicio - European Space Agency; Filipa Carvalho - Rutgers University; José Seco - University of St. Andrews / University of Coimbra; José Queirós - MARE Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre.

Russian Polar Initiative Ivan Dubinenkov - NGO Polar Initiative, Nikita Kuprikov - Moscow Aviation Institute / NGO Polar Initiative, Denis Doronin - Arctic Antarctic Research Institute

APECS Sweden

Patrícia Pečnerová (Executive Secretary) (Stockholm University); Ylva Sjöberg (Stockholm University); Eric Paglia (KTH); Céline Heuzé (University of Gothenburg); Mats Björkman (University of Gothenburg); Matthias Siewert (Stockholm University); Juri Palmtag (Stockholm University); Christopher Cosgrove (Uppsala University); Magdalena Pfaffl (James Cook University).

APECS Switzerland Saskia Gindraux - Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL; Martin Proksch - WSL-Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF.

APECS Turkey Burcu Ozsoy - ITU Polar Research Center (ITU PolReC), Ozgun Oktar - ITU Polar Research Center (ITU PolReC)

UK Polar Network

TJ Young (University of Cambridge & British Antarctic Survey); Sammie Buzzard (University of Reading); Laura Hobbs (Scottish Association of Marine Sciences); Gunnar Mallon (University of Sheffield); Archana Dayal (University of Sheffield); Kyle Mayers (National Oceanography Centre); Catherine Docherty (University of Birmingham); Jenny Turton (British Antarctic Survey & University of Leeds); Madeleine Brasier (University of Liverpool & the National Oceanographic Centre); Michelle McCrystall (British Antarctic Survey & University of Cambridge); Dwayne Menezes (Human Security Centre); Kassandra Reuss-Schmidt (University of Sheffield); Ruth Vingerhagen (University of St. Andrews); Amber Leeson (University of Lancaster); Scott Davidson (University of Sheffield); Lucy Hyam (Scottish Association of Marine Sciences); Eleanor Darlington (Loughborough University); Jon Hawkings (University of Bristol); Eleanor Jones (University of Sheffield); Julia Feuer-Cotter (University of Nottingham).

US APECS (United States)

Ellyn Enderlin (Co-Chair) (University of Maine); Alex Thornton (Co-Chair) (University of Alaska Fairbanks); Alice Bradley (University of Colorado); Allen Pope (University of Colorado); Lauren Frisch (University of Alaska Fairbanks); Mia Bennett (University of California Los Angeles); Olivia Lee (University of Alaska Fairbanks); Sophia Albov (University of Helsinki); Ariel Morrison (University of Colorado); Jim Crowell (Arizona State University).


1.3. APECS Membership 2015-2016 Since the creation of APECS, well over 5500 people from more than 75 countries have registered as APECS members on the APECS website or through one of the many APECS National Committees during the early stages of their scientific careers. APECS also currently has 3203 “likes” on the APECS Facebook page as well as 2827 members in the APECS Facebook Group and 4576 followers on Twitter (@Polar_Research) plus those associated with the various Social Media presences of the APECS National Committees . 1

In July 2015, APECS started a large update of its member database associated with a switch to a new mailing list. This process is now complete and below are a number of interesting facts about membership of 2131 active members1. The top 5 countries of 64 total in membership numbers in APECS representing 53.5% of the APECS membership are: 1) United States, 2) Canada, 3) United Kingdom, 4) Germany, and 5) Brazil.

Map 2: Countries with active APECS members (blue) and National Committees (orange) (data as of 3 October 2016).

The gender information shows that 59% of APECS members are female and 40% male. Master and Doctoral Students as well as Postdoctoral Researchers represent a combined 69% of the APECS members. The career level of the remaining 31% includes undergraduate students, research scientists, faculty members, teachers and others.

1 All numbers in this chapter as 3 October 2016


The member registration form also allows members to provide information on the regional focus of their research as well as the research disciplines they represent, with the ability to select multiple answers. Figure 1 shows the research disciplines and percentage of members that selected them.

Figure 1: A distribution of disciplines is shown above, with environmental science, ecology and geosciences being the most popular fields of members.

APECS traditionally represents members that are conducting research in the Polar Regions, which also shows in the regional focus selections made: 50% stated they are involved in Antarctic research and 72% are involved in Arctic research. It should be noted that 17% of the members selected both Arctic and Antarctic. Also, 21% are involved in Alpine research, and about 10% each in research in the Himalaya and other regions of the world. Multiple answers were possible for this question.


Chapter 2: Helping Members Interact One of the goals of APECS International is to create opportunities for the development of innovative, international, and interdisciplinary collaborations among early career polar researchers. Specifically we aim to:

● Create a network of polar researchers across disciplines and national boundaries to meet, share ideas and experiences, and develop new research directions and collaborations

● Provide the opportunity for career development for both traditional and alternative polar and cryosphere professions

2.1. APECS events for early career researchers APECS and its National Committees organize events (e.g. workshops, panel discussions, networking events) regularly around the world. Map 3 and table 2.1. show the APECS events for early career researchers held around the world in 2015-2016. A summary for most of the events can be found on the APECS website through the link provided in the table. We highlight a few of the events below the table. Since the APECS International Directorate office is located in Norway, we also highlight some of the Norwegian events.

Map 3: APECS events for early career researchers in 2015-2016

APECS Annual Report 2015-2016 13 Table 2.1: APECS events for early career researchers

No.* Title Date Place

Events (co)organized with APECS International

1 Data Management Workshop at Polar Data Forum II Organizers: APECS, ArcticNet Students’ Association, with additional support from the University of Waterloo.

27 Oct 2015 Waterloo, Canada

2 APECS-AGU Cryosphere Careers Panel and Pub Meetup 16 Dec 2015 San Francisco, USA

3 Science Communication Panel at Arctic Frontiers 2016

Organizer: APECS, High North Academy (HNA) 27 Jan 2015 Tromsø, Norway

4 Arctic Frontiers Early Career Poster Awards 2016 Organizers: APECS, Arctic Frontiers

28 Jan 2015 Tromsø, Norway

5 APECS Executive Committee in-person meeting 10-11 Mar 2016 Fairbanks, USA

6 APECS Early Career Arctic Policy Workshop at the ASSW 2016 14 Mar 2016 Fairbanks, USA

7 Young Researcher Workshop at ICOP 2016 Organizers: PYRN, APECS, young researcher representatives of the USPA, and ADAPT.

18-19 Jun 2016 Potsdam, Germany

8 APECS Career Development Workshop at SCAR OSC 2016 21 Aug 2016 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

9 Early Career Presentation Awards at SCAR OSC 2016 26 Aug 2016 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Events (co)organized by APECS National Committees

10

ECR Panel Academics, Research and Jobs in the North: Perspectives from Early-Career Scientists

Organizer: APECS Canada and Skookum Jim Friendship Centre

22 Sept 2015 Whitehorse, Canada

11 VI Workshop of Career Development of APECS Portugal Organizer: APECS Portugal

28 Oct 2015 Évora, Portugal

12 APECS Netherlands Symposium 2015 Organizer: APECS Netherlands 6 Nov 2015

Den Haag, Netherlands

13 Social at Arctic Observing Open Science Meeting (AOOSM) Organizer: USAPECS 18 Nov 2015

Seattle, USA

14 Forum and Roundtable on Young Scientists at the Arctic Days 2015 Conference Co-Organizer: Russian Polar Initiative

20 Nov 2015 Moscow, Russia

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15 Early career panel and official public APECS Switzerland kick-off at Swiss Geoscience Meeting Organizer: APECS Switzerland

21 Nov 2015 Basel, Switzerland

16 Panel at the Forum “The Arctic: Present and Future” Co-Organizer: Russian Polar Initiative

7 Dec 2015 St. Petersburg, Russia

17 ArcticNet Student Day by ASA-APECS

Organizers: ArcticNet Student Association (ASA) and APECS Canada

7-8 Dec 2015 Vancouver, Canada

18 Geodesy and travels Workshop at in the University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy (UACEG) Organizer: APECS Bulgaria

April 2015 Sofia, Bulgaria

19 APECS JAPAN meeting at Japan Geoscience Union meeting 2016 Organizer: APECS Japan

26 May 2016 Chiba, Japan

20

APECS Poland workshop for young researchers dedicated to interdisciplinary cooperation in polar science Organizer: APECS Poland, Faculty of Earth Sciences and Spacial Management, University of Maria Curie-Skłodowska

8 June 2016 Lublin, Poland

21 Excursion to the high-alpine research station Jungfraujoch

Organizer: APECS Switzerland 17 June 2016

Jungfraujoch, Switzerland

22 Workshop at UK Antarctic Science Conference Organizer: UK Polar Network

4-5 July 2016 Norwich, UK

23 International Glaciological Society (IGS) Research-Life Balance Panel Organizer: USAPECS

12 July 2016 La Jolla, USA

24 IV APECS-Brazil Symposium: Legacy and Perspectives of the Madrid Protocol: 25-years of history and the next 25-years Organizer: APECS Brazil

27-29 July 2016 Brasília Brazil

25 “APECS Belgium – Get to Know Meeting” Organizer: APECS Belgium

17 Aug. 2016 Brussels, Belgium

26

Panel discussion “What makes a successful proposal” at coordination workshop by the German Research Foundation's Priority Program on Antarctic Research Organizer: APECS Germany

14 Sept. 2016 Rostock, Germany

27 APECS Social nights in Whitehorse, Yukon Organizer: APECS Canada

Every few months

Whitehorse, Canada

28 APECS France Seminars at laboratories and research facilities across France Several France

*Indicates Number in Map 3

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International Highlights:

Early Career Arctic Policy Workshop at ASSW 2016 14 March 2016 Fairbanks, Alaska, United States

APECS hosted an Early Career Arctic Policy Workshop on Monday, March 14 during Arctic Science Summit Week in Fairbanks, Alaska. This half-day workshop began with a keynote presentation from Bradley Moran, dean of the University of Alaska Fairbanks School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences. Following, participants heard five short presentations addressing the global effort to use best-available science in the development of Arctic policy from our workshop’s mentors: Carolina Behe, Terry Chapin, Henry Huntington, Amy Lovecraft, and Peter Winsor. Following the talks, participants broke into smaller, mentor-led groups to discuss strategies for incorporating scientific knowledge into impactful Arctic policy. The workshop had great attendance, with 34 participants from a range of countries and different career stages. APECS Career Development Workshop at the SCAR Open Science Conference 2016 21 August 2016 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

A full day APECS workshop was held in Malaysia on August 21, immediately prior to the 2016 SCAR Open Science Conference. This workshop attracted over 60 participants, with early career researchers

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from all over the globe attending. Jose Xavier from the British Antarctic Survey opened the workshop, presenting on “Networking Skills: an important soft skill for a scientist?” Next, Renuka Badhe from the European Polar Board provided an introduction to “International Cooperation and Interdisciplinary Work.” The second part of the morning was spent learning about some of the unique projects and products that were being launched or further developed at SCAR 2016. For many of those present, the workshop was their first APECS event. APECS Director Gerlis Fugmann presented an introduction to “The Association of Polar Early Career Scientists and How to Get Involved” in order to outline the many activities APECS is involved in. Hanne Nielsen, from APECS Oceania, and Alex Thornton, from USAPECS, then talked about their National Committee activities. Lunch was followed by a plenary discussion on Career Paths. The final session of the day involved two breakout sessions, one on ‘Writing Funding Applications,” and the other on “Sharpening Communication Skills.” Many thanks to all of the mentors who helped to make the workshop a success, to Antarctic Science for providing lunch, and to the SCAR 2016 conference for providing a venue and coffee breaks. The workshop was organised by Hanne Nielsen, Alex Thornton, Bernabé Moreno, Jennifer Cooper, and Gerlis Fugmann.

Norwegian Highlights:

Science Communication Panel at Arctic Frontiers 2016 27 January 2016 Tromsø, Norway

On Wednesday 27 January 2016, APECS, in cooperation with the High North Academy (HNA), arranged a panel discussion dedicated to science communication during the Arctic Frontiers conference at the UiT The Arctic University of Norway. The four speakers (Lawrence Hislop, CliC; Magnus Svendsen Nerheim, University of Bergen; Alexey Pavlov, Norwegian Polar Institute; Sara Aparício, APECS Portugal) – all science communication advocates, shared their experiences and insights on communicating science from a broad and wide range of perspectives. The session was followed with a very exciting discussion between the panel and the public regarding experiences in communicating science and new tools. One of the main topics focussed on the challenges faced by scientists on keeping up with their work and feeding the always-hungry social media along the way. A very tricky balance of time consumption and work productivity!

http://apecs.is/events/past-event-highlights/event-highlights-2016/arctic-frontiers-2016/1376-communicating-science-panel-during-arctic-frontiers-2016.htmlhttp://www.highnorthacademy.com/http://www.arcticfrontiers.com/https://uit.no/startsida


Arctic Frontiers Poster Awards 2016 28 January 2016 Tromsø, Norway

The poster session for the Arctic Frontiers conference was held on Thursday afternoon. Posters were divided into three different themes: Arctic Stewardship, Environmental Footprints and Technology Needs. The poster hall was filled with lively discussions but some posters were getting more detailed attention and these were the 40 posters being presented by early career scientists. A team of judges evaluated the posters and then had a long discussion in order to decide the winners. It was not an easy decision due to the high quality of all the posters but in the end we decided on an overall winner and three runner-ups. The awards were presented at the Science Conference dinner at the Scandic Ishavshotel.

http://apecs.is/news/apecs-news/1368-the-arctic-frontiers-poster-awards-2016.htm


2.2 Education and Outreach Events Education and Outreach is one of the main focus areas of APECS. During 2015-2016, APECS and its National Committees again organized many events dedicated to the public around the world. In addition, APECS organized two International Polar Weeks in September 2015 and March 2016 as well as participated with several partners in Antarctica Day, providing an opportunity for focused education and outreach activities around the world during these times:

Map 3: APECS Education and Outreach Events during 2015-2016

Table 2.2.: Worldwide outreach events for the International Polar Weeks Fall 2015, Spring 2016 and Fall 2016

No.* Title / Link Location

International Polar Week Fall 2015 19 - 26 September 2015

Below events reported by APECS and its National Committees. A full list of events is on the Polar Week page.

1 #TweetYourThesis during Polar Week Online / Twitter

2 Portuguese Polar Week (4 - 10 October 2015) Organizer: APECS Portugal Portugal

3 Polar Week celebration Organizer: Indian Polar Research Network India

http://www.apecs.is/outreach/international-polar-week/past-polar-weeks/polar-week-september-2015.htmlhttp://www.apecs.is/outreach/international-polar-week/past-polar-weeks/polar-week-march-2016/1515-spring-2016-polar-week-activities.htmhttp://www.apecs.is/outreach/international-polar-week/past-polar-weeks/polar-week-september-2015/1205-tweet-your-thesis-during-polar-week.htmlhttp://www.apecs.is/get-involved/national-committees/annual-updates/1533-2015-2016-annual-national-committee-updates.htmlhttp://www.apecs.is/news/apecs-news/1231-fall-polar-week-celebrations-by-iprn.html


4 US APECS / UKPN Polar Week Reddit Science AMA ("Ask Me Anything") (20 September 2015) Online

5 APECS Francophone Polar Week (21 - 27 September 2015) Organizer: APECS Canada and APECS France Online

Antarctica Day 2015 1 December 2015

Many events were organized worldwide. For a full list, go see the Antarctica Day 2015 Event List. Below are some highlights of activities reported specifically from APECS National Committees:

6 Antarctica Day School Visits to various schools in Bulgaria Organizer: APECS Bulgaria Bulgaria

7 Antarctica Day Celebration “Polar Week at Bulgaria Mall” including photo exhibition Organizer: APECS Bulgaria

Sofia, Bulgaria

8 “Antarctica Flags” event with 22 participating schools and 150 flags produced (taken to Antarctica by 16 deliverers) Organizer : UK Polar Network

Worldwide

9 School talks and hands-on activities at several schools Organizer: APECS Spain Barcelona, Spain

10 Presentation to 70 children from 6th grade about Antarctica through pictures and videos Organizer: APECS Spain and National Museum of Natural Science.

Madrid, Spain

11

Organization of a small cycle of four outreach conferences about science and conservation, lichens, fauna and contamination of the white continent Organizer: APECS Spain in collaboration with National Museum of Natural Science and the “Friends of the Museum”

Madrid, Spain

12 Book exhibition of books from the first Antarctic expeditions Organizer: APECS Spain in collaboration with National Museum of Natural Science

Madrid, Spain

13

POLAR EDUCATION Antarctica Day: APECS-France worked with SCAR at the booth of the International Cryosphere Climate Initiative (ICCI) at the Nordic Pavilion of COP21 to represent APECS, to communicate about Polar Research and Polar Research Outreach. Organizers: APECS France in cooperation with SCAR and ICCI

Paris, France

14

APECS-France Participating in the 11th Conference of Youth (COY11) including organizing / facilitating scientific talks, quizzes, and workshops to help people discover all the research led by young polar researchers and better understand the vital role of Polar Regions in the global climate system.

Paris, France

15 Roundtable Discussion with APECS France about Arctic research during 2-day event co-organized with Tara Expeditions Paris, France

16 APECS (@Polar_Research) tweeted about #Antarctica around the clock, sharing stories about research, images, penguin gifs, and everything Antarctic.

Online

https://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/3loz1t/science_ama_series_we_are_the_association_of/?ref=search_postshttp://www.apecs.is/get-involved/national-committees/annual-updates/1533-2015-2016-annual-national-committee-updates.htmlhttp://www.apecs.is/outreach/antarctica-day/antarctica-day-2015.htmlhttp://www.apecs.is/outreach/antarctica-day/antarctica-day-2015/antarctica-day-activities.htmlhttp://www.apecs.is/outreach/antarctica-day/antarctica-day-2015/1395-how-was-your-antarctica-day-2015-report.htmlhttp://www.apecs.is/outreach/antarctica-day/antarctica-day-2015/1395-how-was-your-antarctica-day-2015-report.htmlhttp://www.apecs.is/outreach/antarctica-day/antarctica-day-2015/1395-how-was-your-antarctica-day-2015-report.htmlhttp://www.apecs.is/outreach/antarctica-day/antarctica-day-2015/1395-how-was-your-antarctica-day-2015-report.htmlhttp://www.apecs.is/outreach/antarctica-day/antarctica-day-2015/1395-how-was-your-antarctica-day-2015-report.htmlhttp://www.apecs.is/outreach/antarctica-day/antarctica-day-2015/1395-how-was-your-antarctica-day-2015-report.htmlhttp://www.apecs.is/outreach/antarctica-day/antarctica-day-2015/1395-how-was-your-antarctica-day-2015-report.htmlhttp://www.apecs.is/outreach/antarctica-day/antarctica-day-2015/1395-how-was-your-antarctica-day-2015-report.htmlhttp://www.apecs.is/outreach/antarctica-day/antarctica-day-2015/1395-how-was-your-antarctica-day-2015-report.htmlhttp://www.apecs.is/outreach/antarctica-day/antarctica-day-2015/1395-how-was-your-antarctica-day-2015-report.htmlhttp://www.apecs.is/outreach/antarctica-day/antarctica-day-2015/1395-how-was-your-antarctica-day-2015-report.htmlhttp://www.apecs.is/news/apecs-news/1287-apecs-france-activities-during-cop21.htmlhttp://www.apecs.is/news/apecs-news/1287-apecs-france-activities-during-cop21.htmlhttp://www.apecs.is/news/apecs-news/1287-apecs-france-activities-during-cop21.htmlhttp://www.apecs.is/news/apecs-news/1287-apecs-france-activities-during-cop21.htmlhttp://www.apecs.is/news/apecs-news/1287-apecs-france-activities-during-cop21.htmlhttp://www.apecs.is/news/apecs-news/1287-apecs-france-activities-during-cop21.htmlhttp://www.apecs.is/news/apecs-news/1287-apecs-france-activities-during-cop21.htmlhttp://www.apecs.is/news/apecs-news/1287-apecs-france-activities-during-cop21.htmlhttp://www.apecs.is/news/apecs-news/1287-apecs-france-activities-during-cop21.html


International Polar Week Spring 2016 14 – 20 March 2016


17 APECS International Polar Week Fieldwork Photo Competition 2016 See all the winners here. Organizer: APECS

Online

18 International Polar Week in Brazil included approximately 1100 students and 25 teachers at 12 schools from different parts of Brazil (March-July 2016). Organizer: APECS Brazil

Brazil

19 Polar Week in Nunavut: One film night (Arctic research and traditional knowledge) and a poster session in with Nunavut Arctic College Organizer: APECS Canada

Iqaluit, Canada

20 Polar Week in Nunavut: APECS Canada (Vicki Sahanatien) developed and held a winter camp for Aboriginal youth. This included skiing, trekking and winter survival training (quinzhee building)!

Canada

21 APECS International Polar Week Webinars for Schools connecting ECRs to classrooms (6 webinars in total in French and English) Organizers: APECS Canada and APECS France

France, Canada

22 Polar Week film screening "Greenland is the melting point" Organizer: APECS Finland

Helsinki, Finland

23 Polar Day (Pool tot Pool) with APECS Netherlands Leiden, Netherlands

24 APECS / BOTES Antarctic Quiz Night in Hobart at Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies in collaboration with Bottom of the Earth Society (BOTES) Organizer: APECS Oceania

Hobart, Australia

25 Portuguese Polar Week coordinated by “Educação PROPOLAR” Portugal

26 Film Screenings at Swedish Museum of Natural History and Stockholm University including follow up discussion and social event with posters and comics Organizer: APECS Sweden

Stockholm, Sweden

27 Leeds Science Festival outreach workshop, 'Pole to Pole: Life at the ends of the Earth', 21/03/16 Organizer: UK Polar Network

Leeds, UK

28 Curating @RealScientists Sammie Buzzard (UK Polar Network President) talking about polar related science all week. Organizer: UK Polar Network

Twitter, UK

29 Tweet Storm Tweet your polar thesis on @ehPECS #PolarWeek ! Organizer: APECS Canada

Twitter, Canada

30 Guest Bloggers on the Canadian science blog Science Borealis Organizer: APECS Canada

Canada

31 Flakes, Blobs, & Bubbles! (Polar Science Lesson with Activity) with APECS and PEI

Worldwide

http://www.apecs.is/outreach/international-polar-week/past-polar-weeks/polar-week-march-2016.htmlhttp://www.apecs.is/outreach/international-polar-week/past-polar-weeks/polar-week-march-2016/1515-spring-2016-polar-week-activities.htmhttp://www.apecs.is/outreach/international-polar-week/past-polar-weeks/polar-week-march-2016/photo-competition-spring-2016.htmlhttp://www.apecs.is/outreach/international-polar-week/past-polar-weeks/polar-week-march-2016/1517-winners-of-the-apecs-international-polar-week-photo-contest-2016.htmlhttp://www.apecs.is/news/apecs-news/1567-apecs-netherlands-at-pool-tot-pool.htmlhttps://www.facebook.com/educacaopropolar/?fref=tshttp://blog.scienceborealis.ca/http://blog.scienceborealis.ca/http://polareducator.org/my-groups/viewgroup/55-flakes-blobs-bubbleshttp://polareducator.org/my-groups/viewgroup/55-flakes-blobs-bubbles


32 School talks to celebrate International Polar Week Organizer: APECS Spain

Barcelona, Spain

33 1st National Challenge for creation of Apps (only in Portuguese) Organizer: APECS Brazil and State University of Rio Grande do Sul (UERGS)

Brazil

International Polar Week Fall 2016 19 - 26 September 2016


34 APECS International Polar Week Figure Competition 2016 Polar week figure competition See all the winners here .

Online

35 Polar Film Festival Organizer: US APECS Online

36 Movie night at Polar Week September 2016 Organizer: APECS Germany Potsdam, Germany

37 Polar Film Festival participation Organizer: UK Polar Network Cambridge, UK

38 Polar Film Fest: APECS Canada Watchparty in Whitehorse! Organizer: APECS Canada Whitehorse, Canada

39 APECS Webinar: Understanding the ecological power of communication: Culture & nature tourism contexts Organizer: APECS / APECS Oceania

Online

40 APECS Oceania Social Media Presentation Organizer: APECS Oceania

Hobart, Australia and Online

41 Webinar Series for Schools Organizer: APECS France Online

42 Poster session at the Australian Antarctic Week Organizer: APECS Oceania Hobart, Australia

43 Celebration of polar week Organizer: Indian Polar Research Network Dehradun, India

Other Education and Outreach Highlights

44 Arctic Frontiers Science for Schools (26 - 28 January 2016) Organizers: APECS, Nordnorsk Vitensenter, Arctic Frontiers Tromsø, Norway

45 Arctic Frontiers Science for Politics (27 January 2016) Organizers: APECS, Nordnorsk Vitensenter, Arctic Frontiers Tromsø, Norway

*indicated number in Map 4

http://apecs.is/news/apecs-news/1400-1st-national-challenge-for-creation-of-apps.htmlhttp://www.apecs.is/outreach/international-polar-week/past-polar-weeks/polar-week-september-2016.htmlhttp://www.apecs.is/outreach/international-polar-week/past-polar-weeks/polar-week-september-2016.htmlhttp://apecs.is/news/apecs-news/1546-polar-week-figure-competition-winners.html


Norwegian Education and Outreach Highlights:

Arctic Frontiers Science for Schools 2016 26 - 28 January 2016 Tromsø, Norway

The Arctic Frontiers conference takes place every year in Tromsø, setting the perfect scene for polar outreach. During two days, 130 kids from the 10th grade class (13-14 years old) of four different local schools attended the Science for Schools event organized by UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Polaria, the Fram Centre , the Science Centre of Northern Norway and APECS. These kids live here, in the Arctic, in the main city of northern Norway, so they are familiar with snow and ice. However, most of them have never been out on a research vessel in the Arctic Ocean, on top of a glacier or diving below sea-ice. Therefore, listening to the first hand experiences of polar research scientists that have been there was extremely interesting for them.

Researchers from different nationalities living in Tromsø and abroad shared their experiences with the kids and were happy to answer all their curious questions. After the talks and hands-on experiences, it was the kids turn to impress us by presenting the posters, which they had been working on for the last month. In a way, it was their first mini-poster session at a scientific conference, and we have to say that the level of the posters was amazingly good. Not to mention their impressive level of English (not their native language). Some of us acted as judges, evaluating the posters and asking the kids questions about the topic they had chosen to present. Although it was a hard decision, we chose three second prizes and one overall winner. The winning poster (Lotion in the Arctic Ocean) could have perfectly been hanging at a regular scientific conference. There is definitely a lesson to be learned for all of us, researchers: We shouldn’t lose our childish curiosity and our teenager excitement when presenting our work to others.

http://apecs.is/events/past-event-highlights/event-highlights-2016/arctic-frontiers-2016/1374-hands-on-experiences-during-the-science-for-schools-event-at-arctic-frontiers.htmlhttps://uit.no/startsidahttp://www.polaria.no/home.155300.en.htmlhttp://www.framsenteret.no/english.150370.no.html#.VsrWOZOLTdQhttp://nordnorsk.vitensenter.no/engelsk/


Arctic Frontiers Science for Politics 27 January 2016 Tromsø, Norway

The Arctic is changing rapidly due to human-induced global warming. While (us) researchers have known that for the last three decades, no significant progress has been made globally to prevent further warming of the climate in general and the Arctic, in particular. Partly, this is due to the lack of knowledge of decision makers and the public. Climate change misinformation is partially caused by a deficient information transfer from researchers to society, and especially to the younger generations who are still open-minded and eager to change the world. To improve the situation, this year, a special event for young politicians was organized by APECS during the Arctic Frontiers Conference in Tromsø, Norway. This conference has been a top venue for Arctic politics in the past years and therefore provided the perfect framework for a science-politics exchange. The “Young Politicians” are a group of enthusiastic high school kids from Northern Norway, who are interested in improving the communities in which they live through politics. During this one-day event, they learned about climate change and its impacts from the global to the local scale.

http://apecs.is/events/past-event-highlights/event-highlights-2016/arctic-frontiers-2016/1375-discussing-the-future-of-the-arctic-with-norwegian-young-politicians.htmlhttp://www.arcticfrontiers.com/


Chapter 3: APECS Online Activities and Publications 3.1. APECS International Online Conference 2016 The APECS Online Conference 2016, entitled “Polar Science: Through New Eyes,” took place on 18 May 2016 from 08:50 GMT to 21:20 GMT. It was a great success, with over 100 audience members registered, and a full day of presentations about polar research. The presenters engaged in scientific dialogues, and represented multiple disciplines and backgrounds, providing new research perspectives in their field of research. We would like to thank all of our presenters and those who tuned in. Special thanks to José Xavier (Session 2) and Rasmus Gjedssø Bertelsen (Session 4) for their inspiring keynote presentations in the successful second year of our global APECS online conference series for early career scientists. The recipients of the best presentation awards were:

● Jesse Colangelo (McGill University, Canada) - "Sluggish viral dynamics in Arctic hypersaline spring sediments" (Session 4)

● Lavenia Ratnarajah (Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Australia) - "The biogeochemical role of Baleen whales in Southern Ocean nutrient cycling" (Session 1). The Antarctic prize is provided thanks to funding from Antarctic Science Ltd.

With increased attention on the changing polar environment and the future challenges this will bring, the conference conveyed the broad range of new research currently being conducted internationally. Sessions covered a range of disciplines, including Oceanography, Biology, History, Policy, Education, Geology, Atmosphere, and Climate Research, and were split into five sessions, depending on presenter time zones.

Session Speaker Registration #1

Attendee #1

Session 1: ● Oceanography / sea ice ● Biological - marine, freshwater, terrestrial ● Cultural / historical / policy / education

Speakers and presentations list 82 47

Session 2 ● Cultural / historical / policy / education ● Keynote presentation: Jose Xavier ● Biological - marine, freshwater, terrestrial

Speaker and presentation list 65 42

Session 3 ● Oceanography / sea ice ● Geological / environmental / terrestrial /

cryospheric Environments


Session 4 Speakers and presentations list 54 20

http://www.apecs.is/events/past-event-highlights/event-highlights-2016/online-conference-2016/1448-session-1.htmlhttp://www.apecs.is/events/past-event-highlights/event-highlights-2016/online-conference-2016/1449-session-2.htmlhttp://www.apecs.is/events/past-event-highlights/event-highlights-2016/online-conference-2016/1450-session-3.htmlhttp://www.apecs.is/events/past-event-highlights/event-highlights-2016/online-conference-2016/1451-session-4.html


● Keynote presentation: Rasmus Bertelsen ● Geological / environmental / terrestrial /

cryospheric Environments ● Biological - marine, freshwater, terrestrial

Session 5 ● Oceanography / sea ice ● Atmospheric / Climatology ● Cultural / historical / policy / education


3.2. APECS Webinars Table 3.2 : Overview of all open APECS Webinars 2015-2016.

Date Title Speaker Registration #1

Attendee #1

Career Development Webinars

18 Apr 2016 SCAR-COMNAP-APECS-Webinar: Writing for Success! Preparing winning fellowship applications

Multiple 163 59

22 Apr 2016 Meeting your Outreach Goals with Strategic Science Communication Kristin Timm 59 24

19 Sept 2016

Social Media for Marine and Antarctic Scientists Indi Hodgson-Johnston 9

6 online + 40 in

Hobart

22 Sept 2016

Understanding the ecological power of communication: Culture & nature tourism contexts

Tema Milstein 38 12

APECS-WWRP-Polar Prediction Project Webinar Series

22/09/2015 APECS - WWRP - Polar Prediction Project Webinar Series Part 3: The Antarctic Automatic Weather Station Network

Matthew A. Lazzara 25 10

USAPECS Webinar Series

06/04/2016 Data Visualization Rob Simmon 137 60

19/04/2016 Boiling Down Your Message Twila Moon and Daniella Scalice 74 35

02/05/2016 Outreach from Afar: Follow-A-Researcher in the Field Kit Hamley & Charles Rodda 16 9

17/05/2016 Getting Into Schools: Building Bridges & Designing Activities with Teachers Morgan Seag 39 15

31/05/2016 Broadening Your Impact & Addressing NSF Funding Criteria with Polar-ICE Liesl Hotaling, Carrie Ferraro 49 24

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09/06/2016 The Art and Science of Blogging Mia Bennett 54 20

21/06/2016 Writing for Media and the General Public Jeff Richardson 53 27 1 Minimum number of attendees. Several webinars connected to classrooms and / or meeting rooms where groups of participants shared one screen / log-in. 3.3. Arctic Snapshots

Arctic Snapshots are online webinars between researchers in Arctic earth, biological, and social sciences at different field stations. The project was launched by APECS in 2015 aiming to connect the Arctic stations to each other in order to share knowledge about the region and provide an opportunity for interdisciplinary and interinstitutional networking by creating a forum for joint reflection on moments of encountering the Arctic through research.

The Arctic Snapshots 2016 online session organized on 14 July 2016 and chaired by Yulia Zaika was able to connect 2 stations in Canada and Russia: Churchill Northern Studies Centre (Churchill, Canada) and Khibiny Educational and Scientific Station (Murmansk Region, Russia). There was an interdisciplinary session where stations were able to introduce themselves to each other and a group of meteorologists from Khibiny Station gave presentations about climate and weather conditions in the Arctic. The session connected groups of scientists and students in two Arctic areas with around 10-15 people each. Moreover, this years’ event was made open to anyone interested and it accommodated more than 20 people online from Canada, Russia, USA, Peru, Brazil, United Kingdom, Norway, Germany, Austria and even Antarctica!

3.4. Figure Friday and APECS International Polar Week Figure Competition 2016 APECS started Figure Friday originally as a bi-weekly event that gives APECS members the opportunity to reach out and showcase their work among other polar researchers and enthusiasts. Members were encouraged to submit a figure from their ongoing or published work with summaries of their research or the one that looks the coolest to be showcased on the APECS website and social media. In September 2016, this project was turned into a Figure Competition as part of the APECS International Polar Week September 2016 that received 10 entries. The best 3 were awarded a prize. Winners were:

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1st place: Noémie Ross and the 'A Frozen Ground Cartoon' team

2nd place: Mathieu Casado, University of Paris, Saclay

3rd place: Ruth C. Heindel, Dartmouth College


3.5. APECS International Polar Week Fieldwork Photo Competition 2016 During the APECS International Polar Week Spring 2016, APECS organized a fieldwork photo competition, where APECS members were encouraged to submit photos and later vote for the prettiest, funniest, most interesting photo. We received 57 photos and after the voting the following 3 winners received a prize: 1st Prize: Adrian Dahood (George Mason University, United States)

2nd Prize: Nathaniel B Dkhar (The Energy and Resources Institute, India)

3nd Prize: Francoise Amélineau (University of Montpellier, France)

http://apecs.is/outreach/international-polar-week/past-polar-weeks/polar-week-march-2016/photo-competition-spring-2016.htmlhttp://apecs.is/outreach/international-polar-week/past-polar-weeks/polar-week-march-2016/photo-competition-spring-2016.htmlhttp://apecs.is/outreach/international-polar-week/past-polar-weeks/polar-week-march-2016.html


3.6. Digital Outreach APECS has used a range of digital platforms to communicate with members over the past year. Communication tools available range from traditional one way communication channels such as web presence and newsletters, through to interactive online events, and a range of social media accounts.

The website acts as an official platform, ensuring that news and organisational information are always available at apecs.is. The site anchors the APECS online presence, and is the place where news and events are advertised and collated into archives of past activity. The most popular posts on the APECS site over the past year were about the Annual Online Conference (Call for Abstracts "Polar Science: Through New Eyes”), Polar Week activities (APECS Polar Week Photo Contest 2016 voting until 20 March), and Fellowship opportunities (IASC Fellowship Program 2016, SCAR and COMNAP Fellowships, CCAMLR scholarships). Many such items were also shared via the monthly newsletter, where the popular items over the past year related to funding circulars, or nominations for APECS members to sit on SCAR committees.

Webinars are another useful tool for digital outreach. These usually take the format of an invited speaker, with questions invited from the audience during and afterwards. Webinars are also recorded and posted on the APECS Vimeo channel as a resource for future use, and for those in other time zones. The most popular webinars over the past year dealt with soft skills, such as poster design, or funding application tips. The online conference was also popular, and ran over 5 sessions, with 32 presentations from 13 countries presenting to an audience of 113. This was useful for allowing members all over the world to learn from each other, and provided outreach between members in different areas and disciplines.

For reaching a broader, non-scientific audience, APECS has made use of Reddit. Also known as ‘the front page of the internet’, Reddit features forums with a wide range of topics – both general and scientific - and acts as a digital soapbox, where all manner of people browse, and upvote or downvote posts. Two APECS “Ask me anything” (AMA) events were held during Polar week Fall 2015 and Spring 2016, first in the general forums (members from


USA) and then in the science forums (members from UK and USA). There was much more engagement the second time around when the science forum was used, and the questions asked were much more sophisticated. The thread attracted 1911 votes and made it to the front page of reddit, thus bringing the topic of polar research to the attention of a much wider, non-polar audience. This platform is useful for engaging with those outside the normal reach of polar research circles.

Twitter and Facebook are also used by APECS. Twitter is useful for maintaining networks, both with individuals and other organisations. Popular tweets over the past year related to science findings and

APECS events. APECS maintains both a Facebook page - an official communication channel, where APECS makes the posts - and a moderated group - where members join, and anyone can share news and info. The most popular posts over the past year related to opportunities to monitor wildlife, and upcoming conferences.

There are many tools available for online communication, ranging

from more static options like a website, to interactive platforms like Facebook and Twitter. It is important to choose the medium depending on your goals, be that to inform, engage in dialogue, or create a platform to start discussions. It also depends who you want to reach – members, general public, other scientists, educators etc. - and for what reason. For instance, if you want to know what sorts of questions are being asked of polar researchers today (i.e. major areas of public interest), the Reddit AMA platform is useful. To communicate specialist subject knowledge with members, webinars are a great tool. To keep in touch with members and make it easy for them to access information, sharing on multiple platforms like Facebook and Twitter is useful.

The APECS experience has shown that digital outreach does have real strengths in a real-world context, helping to connect members all over the world. It is important that communication channels evolve along with technology, but if you do that, and use several channels, then these tools really can make crossing borders quicker, easier, and more accessible than before.


3.7. APECS Publications National

Committee Title

Publication / Report

International Majaneva, S., Hamon, G., Fugmann, G., Lisowska, M. and J. Baeseman (2016): Where are they now? – A case study of the impact of international travel support for early career Arctic researchers. Polar Science, Vol. 10, Issue 3, p. 382 - 394. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.polar.2016.06.001

Vingerhagen, R, Bradley, A., Mariash, H., Nielsen, H., Vick-Majors, T., Moore, J.S., Zaika, Y. Strey, S. and G. Fugmann (2016): APECS Strategic Plan 2016-2020

Vick-Majors, T. J., S. Engelbertz, and G. Fugmann (2016), Focus on the future of polar research , Eos, 97, doi:10.1029/2016EO042993. Published on 8 January 2016.

Zaika, Y., Beck, I., Badhe, R., Dubinenkov, I., Kuznetsova, E., Pope. A, Rachold, V. and J. Xavier (2015): APECS Organisational Review Recommendations Report.

APECS (2015): APECS Annual Report 2014-2015.

Sharp, L, Paquin, K., Fugmann, G. and the APECS Nordic Team (2015): APECS Nordic Project 2013 - 2015 - Bridging Early Career Researchers and Indigenous Peoples in Nordic Countries - Final Report 2015. APECS.

● English Version ● Russian Version (translation by Yulia Zaika)

APECS Newsletter October 2015 - September 2016 (published monthly)

Brazil APECS-Brazil Newsletter 2015.2 - Magazine for science outreach and activities related to the Brazilian Polar Science. It`s published twice a year since 2010.

Chile Maturana, C., Bastias, J., and S. Ruiz (2016): APECS Chile. A Polar Science Opportunity for Young Researchers. In: ILAIA - Advances in Chilean Antarctic Science. No 3, p. 34 - 35.

France APECS France - Rapport d’activités 2015.

India Polar Bytes Bulletin - a public outreach initiative by Indian Polar Research Network (IPRN) to create awareness on polar science activities in India.

● Polar Bytes Bulletin Volume 1(2), September 2015 ● Polar Bytes Bulletin Volume 2 (1), June 2016.

United Kingdom UK Polar Network blog

Oral Presentations

Switzerland Presentation about APECS Switzerland during the Cryosphere Session at the Swiss Geoscience Meeting in Basel (November 2015).

Germany APECS presentations by APECS Germany at the: ● Coordination Workshop of the German Research Priority Programm for Antarctic

Research (SPP 1158), 01 October 2015, Frankfurt, Germany ● Annual Meeting of the German SCAR/IASC National Committee , 19 - 20 Mai

2016,Bremen, Germany;

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Brazil Affonso, S. F.; Zanin, A. C.; Kiem, S. Z.; Costa, E. S.; Rios, F.S. Construção do Conhecimento Científico através de Experimentações sobre as Regiões Polares. XII Congresso Nacional de Educação (EDUCERE). Curitiba, Brazil. 26-29 October 2015. Available at: http://educere.pucpr.br/pt/publicacoes-anais-do-congresso.html

France

Clément-Chastel C., Dansereau V., Lamarque G., Lescarmontier L., Schiavone S., APECS France, un réseau de jeunes chercheurs et médiateurs des regions polaires, 12° journées scientifiques du CNFRA (oral presentation – may 2016) 2015

Oceania APECS Oceania presentation at the APECS Workshop prior to the SCAR 2016 Open Science Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (August 2016).

Poster Presentations

International Vingerhagen, R., Fugmann, G. and Y. Zaika (2016): APECS education and outreach activities for shaping the future of polar research. Poster presentation at the University of the Arctic Congress 2016, September 2016, St. Petersburg, Russia.

Poster about APECS Interantional at the EU-PolarNet Townhall Meeting in Brussels, Belgium on 27 September 2016

Finland Poster and 10 min presentation about what APECS is at the Nordic Oikos conference 2.-4.2.2016, Turku

Bulgaria Sabeva, R., Dochev, D., Velev, St., Apostolova, D., Trifonova, I. (2015). APECS Bulgaria: Association of Polar Early-Career Scientists. National conference with international participation “Geo Sciences 2015”.

Germany Poster about APECS International at the Polartagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Polarforschung (DGP), 07 - 10 September 2015, Munich, Germany

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Chapter 4: APECS Project Highlights APECS started as part of the International Polar Year (IPY) 2007-2008 efforts to involve early career researchers in international polar science. The next five years of growth is outlined by the 2016-2020 Strategic Plan. Additionally, as APECS is approaching nearly a decade of establishment, a new award was introduced to recognize outstanding individuals who have served as mentors.

4.1. APECS Strategic Plan 2016 - 2020 The APECS Strategic Plan for 2016-2020 sets out five key areas for APECS to concentrate on in the next five years in order to ensure that APECS continues to thrive and inspire:

1. Capacity Building

2. Cutting Edge of Information Assessment

3. Outreach

4. Establish a Structure to Grow Sustainably

5. Improve Internal Functions

The plan is a result of discussions and consultations arising from the APECS Organizational Review (2015), APECS World Summit (2015), and a survey sent to the APECS National Committees and Leadership and we thank everyone who provided feedback as part of these processes. We also thank our Advisory Committee for their continued advice and input to the strategic plan.

4.2. APECS International Mentorship Award 2016 This year, APECS decided to recognize and honor the efforts of their mentors within the international polar science community. This new award was created to acknowledge the time and energy that mentors dedicate to early career researchers each year, and their efforts in building a supportive community. The inaugural award was presented to David Carlson during the Arctic Observing Summit 2016 in Fairbanks, Alaska this March.

Dave’s support during the International Polar Year was instrumental in the

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establishment of APECS and his mentorship over the years has helped APECS grow into the organization it is today.

We received an astounding number of letters nominating Dave for this award, describing Dave as a “mentor of historical proportions.” These letters also featured personal stories – how someone, after a chance meeting with Dave at a conference – gained a valuable and insightful mentor in research, outreach, and life.

Dave has again and again championed outreach and education as a critical part of scientific research. His dedication to making sure the work of polar scientists is shared with diverse audiences has certainly been a boon to the field of polar research as a whole. He inspired many polar researchers and generations to come to do education and outreach and to communicate their research about the Polar regions.

Dave also has a remarkable skill for bringing people together, and he has channeled that to creating opportunities around the world for early career scientists. His incredible dedication to mentoring both the APECS organization and individual early career researchers has opened an untold number of doors and shaped dozens of careers.

APECS would like to thank Dave for everything that he has done as a mentor for both our organization and for so many of us as individuals. The APECS International Mentorship Award is a small token of our enormous gratitude for Dave’s time, wisdom, and passion over the years.

David Carlson is currently the Director of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP), where he facilitates analysis and prediction of Earth system variability and change with relevance, benefit and value to society. He is co-founder and co-Chief Editor, with H. Pfeiffenberger (Alfred Wegener Institute), of Earth System Science Data, an international data publication journal. Dave supported the establishment of APECS during his tenure as Director of the International Polar Year (IPY) International Programme Office, where he organised, managed, coordinated, represented and supported the international interdisciplinary science program. Previously he was the Director of the Atmospheric Technology Division at NCAR, Director of the Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere (TOGA) Coupled Ocean Atmosphere Response Experiment (COARE) International Project Office, and Associate Professor in the College of Oceanography at Oregon State University.

Award Committee (2015-2016):

● Zuzanna Swirad, Durham University, UK (Chair) ● Jennifer Cooper, Cornell University, USA ● Gunnar Mar Gunnarson, Cambridge University, UK ● Mar Fernandez Mendez, Norwegian Polar Institute, Norway ● Ruth Vingerhagen, University of St. Andrews, UK ● Matthias Wietz, University of Oldenburg, Germany ● Sara Strey, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, USA ● Gerlis Fugmann, APECS / UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Norway (ex-officio)

http://www.wcrp-climate.org/


4.3. APECS-CliC Where are they now The project “Where are they now?” investigated the subsequent career paths of early career researchers (ECRs) that received support and funding from the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) since the start of the most recent IPY (2007-2008) and beyond.

The goal of this project was to assess, how IASC support impacted careers and to find ways to further enhance the support and training of ECRs provided by the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS), the WCRP Climate and Cryosphere Project and the IASC. The project was a contribution to the Third International Conference on Arctic Research Planning (ICARP III). The final project results were recently published in the Journal “Polar Science”:

Majaneva, S., Hamon, G., Fugmann, G., Lisowska, M. and J. Baeseman (2016): Where are they now? – A case study of the impact of international travel support for early career Arctic researchers. Polar Science, Vol. 10, Issue 3, p. 382 - 394. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.polar.2016.06.001

4.4. Projects from the APECS National Committees APECS National Committees have been very active again over the last year and developed several projects within their countries. Below you can find a selection of their activities and you can read the full reports from the National Committees on the APECS website. National Committee

Project

APECS Brazil Training Workshop. “The polar regions inside the classrooms" 26 October 2015

Course of Continuing Education. Integrating air, water, soil, astronomy and the food chain in Antarctica and the Arctic, offered for teachers from public school, 2016, Curitiba, PR, Brazil

Distance education course. We created and held an extension distance education course for teachers “Antártica ou Antártida? How to include the Antarctic science at schools”. The course is comprised of factual information, activities, videos, animations, games, and discussion groups. All the video lessons are available on our YouTube channel and are already subtitled into English. Periodic publications about “Antártica ou Antártida?” are on Facebook.

APECS Canada APECS Canada - ASA (ArcticNet Student Association) Mentor Award (see highlights section below).

APECS France APRES 3 – Ondes et Flocons. Ondes et Flocon is the educational component of the APRES3 research program run at the Laboratoire de Glaciologie et Géophysique de l'Environnement (LGGE), which aims at improving predictions in precipitations over Antarctica. Students from the participating classes are presented the opportunity to become a researcher’s apprentice. Thematic cards are used to teach them the links between snow, the climate of the Antarctic and sea level rise. Blogs present the work

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and fieldwork of Antarctic researchers. Students can also realize mini-scientific projects with the help of an educational team and interact with researchers as well as with other classes involved in the project.

Savanturiers des Glaces : is an educational program throughout research for classes of any level mostly about the impact of climate change. The general idea behind the program is to link a young researcher with a class and build a project about its research, its fieldwork, etc. Participating students have to apply scientific rigour to solve a given problem or question. In doing so, they are encouraged to develop their critical mind, their will of exploring the unknown, as well as their innovative and collaborative capabilities. At the end of the school year, classes meet and share their experiences.

Draw me the future: Launched in 2015, Draw me the future is intended for kids from all over the world to exchange positive messages regarding the future of the their planet, and the future of polar regions in particular. With the idea of overcoming language barriers, all correspondences between the participating classes will take place as drawing exchanges, photograph exchanges, games, etc. This year, a correspondence was initiated between two classes from France and Guinea. We intend to enlarge this activity in partnership with other APECS national committee in coming years.

APECS Italy Project Reset- Research and education Svalbard experience . The RESEt project will last three years and includes several disciplines of school. RESEt is a project of scientific nature, of exploration and research…pointed toward our goal of learning and personal enrichment. The principle objectives consist not only of the Arctic trip, but to work hard and succeed with determination and dedication to achieve a big goal. The journal of our visit and exploration of Svalbard is just “the tip of the iceberg” in our initiative. Foremost, it is an occasion of growth and empowerment. In the first two years of RESEt we have been busy searching for finding and sponsors. We have also been studying the Arctic regions.

APECS Portugal “Ciência às Claras”. Monthly activity. This education and outreach activity takes place every 15th day of each month. On this day, a member of APECS explains in a simplified way an scientific polar-related article, making easily understood by people of all ages and backgrounds. This activity has shown an increasing number of online views (each article is currently viewed by an average of 560 people. The last second article has in fact reached nearly 800 viewers. The articles are placed in our website and spread and shared through Facebook.

Russian Polar Initiative

Training program for students from MGIMO - Moscow Institute of Foreign Affairs. Analytical reviews on international affairs in the Arctic with focus on Russian Arctic . Interviews with the opinion leaders in Russian Polar Science.

APECS Turkey One of the significant project conducted by Istanbul Technical University (ITU) Polar Research Center (PolReC), started in 2015, was establishing “Polar Research Clubs” under 26 different middle schools. It is still an ongoing project and each club has about 15 students. In total, 400 middle school students have joined to the clubs. Simultaneously “University Students Polar Team” (PolSTeam) was established under the same university in 2015, provided information and floor for joining different activities with regard to polar research and studies. More than 150 university students joined PolSTeam. Following to the effectuation of these two formations, university students visit middle school clubs and students, convey their knowledge to juniors and respond to their questions.

UKPN Survey how organisations like UKPN can better support postdocs in their research and life. The project aims to look into trying to improve support and a

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